St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-07
An Enthusiastic Convention Held at
WinOna to Further the Prospects of
q Proposed Local Line.
Representative Business Men and Capi'
talists Present From Southern Min-
neSOta and Northern Iowa Cities.
a Resolution Adopted Pledging Those in
Attendance to Work for and
Further the Enterprise.
Forty Odd Railroads So Far Have Asked
a Suspension of the Now Famous
Section Four.


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WINoNA, May 6.-The convention
held here to-day in the interest of the
Vinona IL Southwestern road brought to
mis- city the leading business men and
capitalists from all the towns along the
proposed routes. 1t was. in fact, Il
'athering of the representative business
aen of Southern Minnesota and North
ern Iowa, and the outcome of the meet
mg is very gratifying. At 10 o'clock this
morning eX-Gov. w. ii. Yale called
he convention to order, and Hon. H.W.
.amberton was elected president. and
Thomas Simpson and w. j. Whipple. of
WinOna. secretaries. \ score of vice
presidents. representing nearly every
own sending delegations. were elected.
after which committees on credentials
and permanent organization were
elected. and the convention adjourned
until 80. Carriages were in waiting
when the convention took the recess,
and the visitors were driven about the
city for the next hour or two. The del
egateS all expressed surprise at the eX-
tent of WInOna'S various manufacturing
industries. After dinner at the HUFF
house the convention reaSSembled, and
the committee on credentials reported
the following towns, each with large
delegations: Winona. Green Bay. Fort
Howard. LaneSboro. Spring Valley. lie
Roy. Fillmore, RuShford, Wykotf, Pres
ton, Fremont. Arendahl, Chatfield and
Saratoga. Mimi, and Usage and Mason
City. La. The committee on Organiza-
tion reported in favor of making the
temporary organization permanent.
Secretary Simpson then gave the dele
gates
\ HEARTY WELCOME,
and set forth the advantages of the new
road in very forcible way. His talk
was followed by enthusiastic addresses
by DR.. Chase, of Usage, la.: Mr.. Smith,
of Mason City: John Frank. of Leroy
b. f. Farmer, of Spring Valley: Judge
ii. II. Wells. of Preston: b. A. Mann, of
LanesbOrO: Lowell and Jones, of Chat
field; Kilbourne. of Wykoff; Kellogg,
ard, Wis: IIurlbut, of Green Bay; Con-
gresham Wilson and EX-GOv. Yale, of
WinOna: Thomas p. COchrane, Jr., of
st. Paul: and Prof Phelps, of the Duluth
chamber of commerce. The following
resolution was then adopted:
Resolved, That il is the sense of this con
Vention that the Winona Il Southern Kali
road company. either by itself or any organi,
;ation or agent which it may select, proceed
at the lowest practicable day with the con-
Struction of the road. and that we hereby
individually and collectively pledge ourselves
and our respective towns to give such aid as
we may he called upon and as II Is within our
power to extend and that the board of trade
of the city of Winona be requested TO APP
point committee of practical men 10 urge
forward the completion of said road.
The delegates from all points gave as
surances that the right of way would be
given the road almost along the entire
route free of charge, and bonuses to the
amount of S250,000 are counted on from
the various towns, including Winona
The capitalists seem to mean business
this time, and everybody feels iubilant
over the good prospects of building the
road i'll the near future.